Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,364, William Fling, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Fling, William
S. 3,364
carded
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania
William Fling
Philadelphia Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hornblower of the Regt. commanded by Col Chvulier in the Pennsylvania line for 1 year service $40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1832.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of June 1832 and first paid J. B. Southwick Han. Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $60.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 20. $80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Vincent Luce Clerk, Book D. Vol. 6 Page 57

State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Philadelphia }
On this Twenty ninth day of November 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia, now sitting. William Fling, a resident of the City of Philadelphia in the State aforesaid, in the eighty ninth year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer in the Militia, in the City of Philadelphia aforesaid, in the fall of 1776. The day and month he does not recollect, in the company commanded by Capt. Horsenklevir and Lieutenant Anthony Morris. A short time after he joined the company, they were attached to the first Battalion, commanded by Col. Chevalier and Major Boyd. They shortly after left Philadelphia and went by water to Dunk's Ferry, below Bristol, in Bucks County, in the State of Pennsylvania, where they landed and marched about two miles from the Delaware to a farm house, where they received Ammunition &c.
They then returned to the Delaware, and crossed the Ferry into the State of New Jersey, and marched from the Ferry through Burlington to Bordentown. They had not been at Bordentown but a short time before they received orders to march to Trenton, and he was actively engaged in the Battle of Trenton. Immediately after the Battle of Trenton they were ordered to Princeton, and arrived there in time to take an active part in the Battle. He was selected as one of the Guards of the Baggage and consequently was not in the Battle. After the Battle of Princeton they were marched about ten miles, to a small town, in New Jersey, the name of which he is able to recollect they remained there a short time, and were marched

to Burlington, where they were quartered, and were kept marching from Burlington to Trenton and back every day for some time, before they were discharged, after he was discharged he returned home to Philadelphia, after an absence of three, or perhaps not so long.
He, again in the summer of 1777, entered the service as a volunteer, in the Company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Guthbert and Lieutenant Hance, The Regiment to which they belonged he does not recollect, but believes it was commanded by Gen. Irvine. A short time after he joined the company, but before the English came to Philadelphia, they marched from Philadelphia through Germantown to Red Bank, where they were quartered. During the time they were quartered at Red Bank, the English came to Philadelphia some time after to Germantown, where they had a hard engagement, and in which he was actively engaged. After the Battle of Germantown he was wounded in the hand, in clearing away the timber from round the encampment.
They went into winter quarters at the Valley Forge. He in consequence of his wound remains for several months, unable to do military duty until after the British evacuated Philadelphia, after which time he left the company and returned home, there being no further cause for his services. He has no documentary evidence by which he can substantiate the above facts, but believes he can procure satisfactory affidavits from those who knew he was in the service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Sworn & marked in } Open Court Nov. 29 th } 1832 F. A. Raybold
Wm L. Kling Mark
J. M. Palmer Notary

Revnum
3364. INVALID.
Rev
File No. 3364
William Hling Br. Pa. line
Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. A , Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William Fling
Susp. 15. Dec. 1832
Obj: 5, 14, 16.
Hon'ble J. B. Sutherland
Ho. of Reps.
Admitted
1253
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P158

1776 Fall 77 Summer
not definite do
Private artillerist
Capt. Hossenklever 1st Cavalry " Cutbert

City of Philadelphia ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the aldermen of the said city, William Fling, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than three months , the first term of service, and that he served not less than nine months , the second of his service, making twelve months , and that the facts stated in his application for a pension hereto annexed, are true to the best of his recollection, and for such services he claims a pension, and he further states that he was a private in both terms of service — Sworn and subscribed to this nineteenth day of December A.D. 1832 before me John Devins aldm.
William his Fling mark

State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } ss.
I Richard Palmer, Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the City and County of Philadelphia, do certify that John Binns Esquire, before whom the within Affi- -davit was taken, was at the time of taking the same and now is an Alderman in and for the City of Philadelphia, in the state aforesaid, duly appointed and commissioned and that full faith and credit, may and ought to be given to his official acts accordingly
Given under my hand and seal of office, at the City of Philadelphia, this nineteenth day of December Anno Domini 1832
R Palmer Prothonotary
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$40 per ann.
Hon. J. B. Lethal and H. R.

We William White D.D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of Pennsylvania, residing in the City of Phila- and Jacob Strembeck Esq. residing in the City of Philadelphia, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Fling, who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed decla- ration, that we believe him to be in his 89th year of age, that he is reputed and belie- ved among those who know him, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and from our knowledge of him, we believe he would not state he has been in the service, unless it was so. and we concur in the opinion that he has been in the service,
Sworn and subscribed this 29th day of November 1832.
In Open Court F. C. Raybold J. P.
W. White
Jacob Strembeck
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the in investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War Department, that the herein before named applicant was a volunteer in the revolutionary War and served as he states, and the Court further certi- fies, that William White D.D. who has signed the preceding certificate, is the Bishop of the State of Pennsylvania, as stated, and a resident in the City of Philadelphia, and that Jacob Strembeck Esq. who has also signed the same, is a resident in the City of Phila- and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit —
By the Court

I, Richard Palmer Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the appli- cation of William Fling for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty fourth day of November 1832
(Signature) Richard Palmer Prothonotary

County of Philadelphia ss.
George Flake of the City of Philadelphia, being duly sworn according to law deposes and says he knows William Flinn, the applicant for the Pension, and knows he entered the service of the United States in the year 1776 and that he was at the Battle of Trenton and appointed one of the guards of the Baggage and moved to Burlington  Burlington - That he knows nothing about any other services rendered by the said applicant -
Sworn and subscribed this twenty ninth day of November 1832 George Flake
I certify that the above named George Flake, is a respectable man and his affidavit is entitled to credit
J. W. Rowley Notary